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Wednesday, 20 August 1997
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 9:06 AM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:40 PM
Avoid
12:24 PM – 2:01 PM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Wednesday
No festival or vrat falls today for your region.
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Coming up
- Sankashti Chaturthi tomorrow Thu, 21 Aug
- Krishna Shashti in 3 days Sat, 23 Aug
- Kalashtami in 5 days Mon, 25 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
12:24 PM – 2:01 PM
7:33 AM – 9:10 AM
10:47 AM – 12:24 PM
1:41 PM – 3:25 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise8:20 PM
Moonset7:43 AM
Sukarma until 1:05 PM
Gara
Budhavara
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